New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
A GOOD WORD FOR WEIGH.
THE NETWORK NINE IN THE WEST.

SUNDAY BASEBALL AT RIDGEwooD PARK-GossIP
OF THE DIAMOND FIELD.
Local admirers OF the New-York Baseball Club are
watching the tour OF their avore nine with consider
able interest In previous the club when away
from home grounds has played In rather poor FORM
Close observers of the game hope for better re-
suits this year. but not confident that better work
will be done. Tho New-Yorkers opened their Western
series OF battles more auspcousy than OF the other
Eastern clubs They fell back, however, by being
beaten in the second game. Thursdays defeat will be
laid at the door Of player by most people, ana YET
should fall entirely different direction
Pitcher Wech will DO blamed for the loss OF the game
but II the ether eight New-York players had
done as much TO win the game WEIGH did,
the result OF the match would have been
different Wech really pitched an excellent game and
held the opposing club down to two runs and but one OF
them earned from the pitching club that makes
two only will win few games. and that ID all the
Pittsburg nine had to maketo administer defeat to its
stronger and ghersalariod NowYork rival The New
Workers could make but rum ami that is what beat
them welch not to blame at " he did good work.
and IL he continue 10 do friends here VIII
be entirely satisfied 5trate ng will, or course
do much to prevent the Clubs from scoring
runs, but it does not win gam The only way nine
win game is by hanlin the ashen club effectively
The Giants fondled the ba, 1t day as 1t had been
made OF glass
his effectiveness as deceiver OF ambitious
batters still, many people think that he
just good q pitcher to-day as he was four years
ago. whom he considered a wonder Wech Is still
young man. spite of the fact that ho has been con-
spcuous figure in the baseball arena for good many
seasons He Is rot old play At the close OF last
baseball critics certain that he had outlyed
his usefulness He has since shown that he can pitch as
well any OF the popular pitchers Some say that
JEALOUSY and bigotry rampant in the Newfork nne
and that WEIGH has unusual amount OF the former III
his composition said That the lavish praise that has
been awarded TO Keefe has been bitterness to WEIGH
The question OF Sunday baseball playing has been so
much discussed there is intention of returning to
it now 1t is fact however that In the West, especially
in ST. Louis Louisville and Cincinnati enormous crowds
attend the Sunday games Sunday playing In the "est
has been ongestabshed institution but 1t is OF more
recent origin in the East The Brooklyn club is In fact
the only Eastern that plays Sunday games regularly
visit TO RldgewoOd Park any pleasant Sunday AFTER
will show heterogeneous crowd ascoud well be
imagined Yet while there is no lack OF men well dressed
influential appearance, the great mass Is made up
OF the hard working casses-cerk,, factory hands and
laborers Few policemen needed in the closely
packed grounds 10 keep order in fact, one
seldom sees bue.coat The wd have their Sunday
clothes and are their Sunday behavior
Some Of the comfort-loying remove coats and collars
Everybody respects his neghbors rights however; anu
at the umpire that ongsuIerlng individual general
ly let alone in the discharge OF his DUTY.
Baseball Managers not satisfied with the prospects Of
the tremendous profits that will pour into their Golfers
this summer are already looking around for means
whereby the stream OF coins may be continued The
deudpaying institution anil II the management carries
ont the scheme that y mas IA yew al pfesenr. , sne
increased Walter Appleton. the travelling director OF
the club has been sojourning in California Tor some
Anpeton 10 keep tile York club virtually In
tact next winter and take the nine 10 California where
Halsht street Grounds Francsco vii! be secured
for the club. II is thought that Ewing, Conner, ward
Richardson, Gore, Brown and kcefe Will surely GO II
Is also the intention Of the MANAGEMENT 70 secure
Denny Gscock and Kelly to Pay with the nlne
1t wQnld be difficult matter Ia hnd another team snaV
could win even occasional game from them Inc
Detroit club also conempates trip the Pacific coast
during the winter and with the Wolverines ana the pres
Sp. california n sP o0 ea Tic win be-
profitable one unless too many Mines 80 out ana oVeuo
tie matter.
The wise mogus who rule baseball world said last
spring when they laid out the revised code OF playing
rules that tho poor unfortunate umpire would be I'M
mensely benefited by tho changes They claimed that
his lfo would freed OF many Of it, thorns and that his
duties would be easier aud more pleasant just Tue re-
appears TO have been the case am II umpes nave
been III used and unhappy indylilas IN seasons past
their miseres have been multiplied thls yeaI walls aus
in that the Detroit cIuD mas no luttIel use use
Tor Umpire Pierce; the New1ork club ha'
had enough Of Qnes and Tue fhl'@delPn.tt , Tluo
thinks Umpire Powers does not Know DdS"oaII HVh
the smile OF "A brnds COW. Matters are no Oeter IN the
American Association where ulnpres are app0hted anu
discharged with precision and regularity: Tue Metro
ppliten club does not think that Bob" Ferguson, the
so-caed King Of umpires." l. nfalii0e Men VINO are
financially Interested In baseball have often discussed
tie umpire question aud. while they arc unanimous IN
tho opinion that changes are necessary thcy are
slow about making such changes. They agree tnat
If the position made more romuncrdtNe, better heh
could be secured AMI yet they oner the same lneage
s.ssros that Ia yogde when baseball was not man
SO popular as II Is to-day club VIII pay ALMOST any
price f0r goo paJ Ell aa get ,S 70 n uuo,re
The average salary OF an umpire to-day Is about Sooo.
player whose duti-, are not nearly so trying and
whose position Is not half responsible, receives from
two 10 four times tla amount IL takes eighteen prayers